Washtenaw County, Michigan

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Washtenaw County, Michigan is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (31st of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for worked from home (82nd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Washtenaw County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	369,822	10,077,761	334,922,499	204th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$89,180	$72,875	$80,734	322nd of 3,221
Median Age	35.0	40.2	38.9	2967th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	58.7%	32.4%	35.7%	31st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$374,100	$231,600	$332,700	357th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,463	$1,129	$1,413	269th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.2%	13.2%	12.5%	1425th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.6%	5.7%	5.2%	1508th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	523.8	178.0	n/a	323rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	13.1%	7.2%	14.1%	245th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.4	n/a	n/a	220th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.6%	73.2%	65.2%	2937th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.5	24.2	26.4	1788th of 3,221
Worked from Home	22.6%	13.5%	15.1%	82nd of 3,222
Uninsured	5.1%	n/a	n/a	3003rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.0%	46.1%	46.9%	2505th of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.1%	n/a	n/a	104th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Washtenaw County, Michigan

Statistic	Washtenaw County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	67.2%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.8%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	11.3%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	9.2%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.8%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.1	45.3	61.4

Age in Washtenaw County, Michigan

Statistic	Washtenaw County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	35.0	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	18.2%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	17.6%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.2%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.2%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.7%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Washtenaw County, Michigan

Statistic	Washtenaw County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	150,550	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	56.0%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.0%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.9%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.0%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	42.6%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Washtenaw County, Michigan

Statistic	Washtenaw County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$52,714	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.1%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.3%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.2%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	17.2%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.2%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.5%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.5%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Washtenaw County, Michigan

Statistic	Washtenaw County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	159,782	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	56.7%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	25.6%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.8%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.4%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.7%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$5,678	$2,904	n/a

Education in Washtenaw County, Michigan

Statistic	Washtenaw County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	4.0%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	14.4%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	22.9%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	27.3%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	31.5%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Washtenaw County, Michigan

Statistic	Washtenaw County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.0%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	59.4%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	3.7%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.6%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.3%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.9%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.2%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Washtenaw County, Michigan

Statistic	Washtenaw County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	58.8%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	6.5%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.5%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	84.3%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.4%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	13.7%	8.5%	16.7%

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